The Swift 3 release is nearing completion, so it is time to look back on the release, learn from what happened, and use it to shape what we (the Swift community) do in the year ahead. Overall, Swift 3 is going to be an absolutely amazing release, and it is impressive how much got done. Thank you to everyone who contributed to making it happen. Instead of diving into a flurry of new proposals immediately, it is important to take stock of where we are, and look at the bigger picture.

Metapoint: this email is ridiculously long and covers multiple topics. Instead of replying to it directly, it is best to start new threads on individual topics that you’d like to discuss. Just tag them with “[Swift 4]” in the subject line.

Swift 3 Retrospective

Every year of Swift’s development has been completely different from the previous one, and I expect Swift 4 to continue this trend. With a goal of learning and improving year over year, here are some observations & retrospective about Swi